Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

Soyuz rocket prepares for launch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is prepared for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 15, 2017. The Soyuz is due to take off on Dec. 17 for a flight to the International Space Station, carrying Norishige Kanai of Japan, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Scott Tingle of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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